Overview

• The Godavari reached 48 ft at Bhadrachalam on Sunday, triggering a second flood warning from the Irrigation Department.
• Polavaram project authorities discharged about 10.41 lakh cusecs to manage surging inflows.
• Roughly 30 tribal villages in the Chintoor agency’s Polavaram submergence area were cut off, with essentials moving by boat along the Sabari.
• At the Sir Arthur Cotton barrage in Dowleswaram, officials issued a first warning as inflows exceeded 11.35 lakh cusecs, with 12,200 cusecs released into the delta.
• Relief operations ramped up as the Eluru Collector put SDRF and flood-duty teams on alert, NDRF units stood by, road links were blocked in parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and vulnerable residents received essential supplies and medical care.